Viewpoint School
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Viewpoint School is a private, nondenominational, nonprofit day school, located in Calabasas, California
. It is a coeducational school with students enrolled from Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Enrollment in the 2008-09 school year is 1,215, making it the fourth largest institution in the California and National Associations of Independent schools (CAIS).
As enrollment increased in the 1960s and 1970s, Viewpoint included additional grades to meet demand and Viewpoint graduated its first senior class in 1982. In this year, construction was also begun on Viewpoint's second academic building. Art O'Leary served as headmaster of Viewpoint from 1980-86. Current headmaster Robert Dworkoski began his term on O'Leary's retirement in 1986.
In 2005, Viewpoint opened a third building in the first phase of the School's Master Plan. A new athletic field was completed in 2007, a library in 2009, and a new 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) arts and athletics facility is currently under construction, which is scheduled to be completed fall 2011.
approved Viewpoint's Master Plan for the improvement of the campus. The School began construction on its Cornerstone Project in June 2004. A new Upper School Academic Center with 24 classrooms opened in September 2005, followed by the Performing Arts Center, including the Carlson Family Theater, in November
. The School began construction on a new interscholastic athletic field, the Ring Family Field, in 2006.
Calabasas, California
Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city...
. It is a coeducational school with students enrolled from Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Enrollment in the 2008-09 school year is 1,215, making it the fourth largest institution in the California and National Associations of Independent schools (CAIS).
History
In Viewpoint School's first year, 1961, it occupied leased facilities in Encino, California and enrolled 24 students. Mrs. Thelma Sitton was the school's first principal. The school's enrollment and recognition grew and for the 1965-66 school year, Viewpoint moved to its current location in Calabasas, constructing its first building there.As enrollment increased in the 1960s and 1970s, Viewpoint included additional grades to meet demand and Viewpoint graduated its first senior class in 1982. In this year, construction was also begun on Viewpoint's second academic building. Art O'Leary served as headmaster of Viewpoint from 1980-86. Current headmaster Robert Dworkoski began his term on O'Leary's retirement in 1986.
In 2005, Viewpoint opened a third building in the first phase of the School's Master Plan. A new athletic field was completed in 2007, a library in 2009, and a new 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) arts and athletics facility is currently under construction, which is scheduled to be completed fall 2011.
Master Plan
In September 2003 the City Council of CalabasasCalabasas, California
Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city...
approved Viewpoint's Master Plan for the improvement of the campus. The School began construction on its Cornerstone Project in June 2004. A new Upper School Academic Center with 24 classrooms opened in September 2005, followed by the Performing Arts Center, including the Carlson Family Theater, in November
November 2005
November 2005 is the eleventh month of that year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 30 days on a Wednesday.-Portal:Current events:-News collections and sources:See: Wikipedia:News collections and sources....
. The School began construction on a new interscholastic athletic field, the Ring Family Field, in 2006.
School Athletics
Viewpoint School fields 22 Varsity athletic teams in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section. Teams also compete at the Junior Varsity and middle school levels. In 2008, Viewpoint School won the CIF Commissioners Cup as result of the success of the boys athletic teams. They have also recently added a new lacrosse team in the middle school in 2009 and to the highschool in 2010.Accreditation and membership
Viewpoint School is accredited by and/or affiliated with the following organizations:- The Western Association of Schools and CollegesWestern Association of Schools and CollegesThe Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
- The National Association of Independent SchoolsNational Association of Independent SchoolsThe National Association of Independent Schools is a U.S.-based membership organization for private, nonprofit, K-12 schools. Founded in 1963, NAIS represents independent schools and associations in the United States, including day, boarding, and day/boarding schools; elementary and secondary...
- The California Association of Independent Schools
- The Cum Laude SocietyCum Laude SocietyThe Cum Laude Society is an organization that honors scholastic achievement at secondary institutions, similar to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which honors scholastic achievements at the university level. It was founded in 1906 as the Alpha Delta Tau fraternity and changed its name in the 1950s...